I just started Jason Elam's (and Steve Yohn) second book: "Blown Coverage"(Riley Covington Thriller Series #2).

I thought "Monday Night Jihad" was a decent book. I am not a religious person, and the book definitely had some Christian overtones, but Elam made a point of showing why the Muslim extremists think how they think and the events that make them think these things. It was a good enough read that I wanted to read their second effort.

I have a few friends that had not read a book for enjoyment in their entire life and I prodded them to start reading some books of mine and now they like to read books more than watch tv. It was kind of cool to get them reading books and seeing the enjoyment they get from it.

For a quick entertaining and enlightening read check out The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx. Bleachers by Grisham is very good. Just finished Boys Will Be Boys by Jeff Pearlman chronicling the rise and fall of the 88-96 cowboys. It was ok, nothing great, but glad I read it.

Pynchon's awful. I'm not sure why he gets all the pomo love, when Robert Coover, William H. Gass (Read the novella/long short story "Heart in the heart of the country" utterly brilliant), and Donald Barthelme absolutely own him.

Gass' "Heart..." is one of my favorite all time stories. Check out Italo Calvino if you haven't already. Another favorite story of mine is Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World." I agree on Pynchon. A self-inflated turd.

its very good. the weird thing about stephen king is ALL his books are so good, i dont think one is better than the other. i think back to all these books ive read and i dont think one is any better than the other...so go read it. asw well as all his other books.

I have a few friends that had not read a book for enjoyment in their entire life and I prodded them to start reading some books of mine and now they like to read books more than watch tv. It was kind of cool to get them reading books and seeing the enjoyment they get from it.

Do we know each other by any chance?

My friend, who spends a fortune at B&N every month, gave me the first book of Vince Flynn´s Mitch Rapp series when I visited her and I went thru the whole series in less than a month afterwards. Hadn´t really read a fiction book in ages before that. Recently also went thru the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva. Looking forward to his new book, which is out this month.

The best Lewis and Clark book I have read. Truly an amazing story of American perseverance.

I just finished a 1200mile motorcycle trip this past week where I followed a good portion of their route in Idaho and Montana and staying at some of their actual campsites. It made it even more impressive to me on what they accomplished and the era that they did it in.

I finished Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (the stand by the Spartan 300 at Thermopylae) and his follow-up Tides of War (The Peloponnesian War from the focus of the slippery Alcibiades) over the last week.

Both were very good - I highly recommend each of them, together or separately.

I have a few friends that had not read a book for enjoyment in their entire life and I prodded them to start reading some books of mine and now they like to read books more than watch tv. It was kind of cool to get them reading books and seeing the enjoyment they get from it.

My daughter and I signed up for our Library summer reading programs, she has won a couple of prizes so far, she is 6 and has read over 6 hours in the last 5 weeks.

My daughter and I signed up for our Library summer reading programs, she has won a couple of prizes so far, she is 6 and has read over 6 hours in the last 5 weeks.

Good stuff!

They have the Anaheim Angels reading program where each base they get a prize. I love it as he is quiet for two hours in the morning reading all by himself. He is going into the 1st grade in September and is reading at an above 2nd grade level.
As for me, I dont read much but this title caught my eye and I had to read it of the 430 pages. Titled, "Satan, how he fools CEOs into hiring him. The McDaniel story" written by some psuedo name of Taco John.

They have the Anaheim Angels reading program where each base they get a prize. I love it as he is quiet for two hours in the morning reading all by himself. He is going into the 1st grade in September and is reading at an above 2nd grade level.
As for me, I dont read much but this title caught my eye and I had to read it of the 430 pages. Titled, "Satan, how he fools CEOs into hiring him. The McDaniel story" written by some psuedo name of Taco John.

My dad and his wife came to visit for my birthday a couple weeks ago, and at dinner one night we all started talking about our favorite books. After a couple of hours, it became readily apparent that my thirst for the written word has seriously been waning in the past few years...SO. My dad took me to barnes and nobles shortly after and bought me a few classics. War and Peace is on the docket first (****). So I'll see you guys in a couple months haha

My dad and his wife came to visit for my birthday a couple weeks ago, and at dinner one night we all started talking about our favorite books. After a couple of hours, it became readily apparent that my thirst for the written word has seriously been waning in the past few years...SO. My dad took me to barnes and nobles shortly after and bought me a few classics. War and Peace is on the docket first (****). So I'll see you guys in a couple months haha

gotta start BIG i guess

I bought a 2nd hand copy of War and Peace this summer also... I still need to finish, by that I mean start, Les Miserables.

The best Lewis and Clark book I have read. Truly an amazing story of American perseverance.

I just finished a 1200mile motorcycle trip this past week where I followed a good portion of their route in Idaho and Montana and staying at some of their actual campsites. It made it even more impressive to me on what they accomplished and the era that they did it in.